tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post7633094768850798227..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: But I don't approve of a man ending off neatly like a novel in this sort of ridiculous way - the well-plotted The Perpetual CurateAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-8956234548278663422010-08-16T23:22:23.252-05:002010-08-16T23:22:23.252-05:00Right next to Pudding for the Pious. Smelling of ...Right next to <a href="http://wutheringexpectations.blogspot.com/2009/03/south-seas-book-collection-like-bologna.html" rel="nofollow"><i>Pudding for the Pious</i></a>. Smelling of fine old Stilton or Cheshire.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-29982270533353204432010-08-16T15:21:43.924-05:002010-08-16T15:21:43.924-05:00CAVE, cave, cave, not case. Ach.CAVE, cave, cave, not case. Ach.nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17532641082944082516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-5716739709879381172010-08-16T15:21:30.869-05:002010-08-16T15:21:30.869-05:00I'm pretty sure they can be found in a case on...I'm pretty sure they can be found in a case on some island in Mardi. N'est-ce pas?nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17532641082944082516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-22387419148853174352010-08-16T15:00:31.108-05:002010-08-16T15:00:31.108-05:00Chaucer - now he's in a different league. Oli...Chaucer - now he's in a different league. Oliphant has surprised me, but she's a "small" writer - a writer who does a few things well. Chaucer is "big". A diet of nothing but "big" writers would be choking.<br /><br />I need to read some "hack" criticism. <i>The Anatomy of the Hack</i>. <i>The Habits and Habitat of the Hack</i>. <i>The Residual Influence of the Hack in Global Literature</i>. I assume these books exist.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-70126128829052617582010-08-15T20:31:22.461-05:002010-08-15T20:31:22.461-05:00Oliphant the postmodernist—it certainly does sound...Oliphant the postmodernist—it certainly does sound like it, as mad as that seems.<br /><br />Well, another one sold on Oliphant now, along with Emily. I know I've been spending some time with "genius" lately but really, the "hack" category is better than a lot of other options. And it's something I need to think about more.nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17532641082944082516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-43709219359421648792010-08-13T15:53:46.047-05:002010-08-13T15:53:46.047-05:00I'm moving Oliphant's place on my TBR list...I'm moving Oliphant's place on my TBR list up a few notches. I think she's due for another go. I could use a trip to the 19th century after a summer spent in the 14th with Chaucer. <br /><br />Not that Chaucer isn't a genius, of course.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.com